Acoustic disturbance is currently a major problem for office workers, especially those who share modern, open-plan spaces. Noise pollution poses currently a significant problem for office workers, especially those who share modern, open-plan spaces. Noise impairs our concentration and cognitive functions; it stifles our creativity and productivity. It raises blood pressure and causes stress. We feel frustrated and tired, so we work slower and have poor results. In this way, an unfavourable sound environment can reduce the potential profits of your business.

Can an open-plan office then be acoustically friendly? Of course, it can! There are various tools and techniques for managing acoustics in the workplace. Using those instruments, you can regulate the sound flow in the same way you align and optimise your home audio system. However, there is no ready-made, universal recipe to soundproof a room. Each case requires a detailed analysis and consideration of many different factors.

The sound reflected from many successive objects reaches you with a slight delay compared to the direct sound. The human ear perceives this as an extension of the sound, commonly called an echo. In this case, we deal with reverberation, another important acoustic phenomenon. The parameter describing reverberation is its duration. The longest and at the same time most annoying type of reverberation is the so-called flutter echo, which occurs when a sound wave loops as if bouncing off parallel surfaces, such as opposite walls.

Our brain recognises individual sources of reverberation to estimate the size of the room we are in. However, hearing many signals simultaneously, we have trouble forming a clear acoustic picture of our surroundings. We then experience fatigue, in some cases combined with a claustrophobic reaction.

To reduce reflections and reverberations, we need to introduce EcoAcoustic sound-absorbing panels into the interior. Ceilings can be pointwise sound attenuated by installing suspended ceiling panels, which create islands of sound absorption in selected locations. The spot installation of ceiling panels is effective, aesthetic and economical. Using sound-absorbing desk panels, we can separate individual workstations. Free-standing and hanging panels allow us to divide space into functional zones. The side walls of rooms are best soundproofed with wall panels.

Reflection and reverberation are just some of the problems we have to solve. By analysing the general acoustic environment in your office, we determine the sound intensity and identify the noise sources to be isolated. The aim is to optimise the soundproofing of your premises. Hence we need to understand the organisation of your business and the specifics of the individual workstations.

Sound clarity is related to speech intelligibility. The following parameters are crucial for sound clarity: speech level, audio reflections, reverberation and background noise. These characteristics can be adjusted in different ways using EcoAcoustic acoustic panels. Typically, we want the best speech intelligibility in conference rooms, reception areas and other group workplaces. It is different in an open-plan office where many conversations are taking place simultaneously. In such spaces, we aim to keep speech intelligibility between workstations as low as possible. Research shows that just listening to one additional conversation can reduce productivity by 66%.

To sum up, office acoustics is a very complex issue that requires a holistic and individual approach. Together with our team of specialists, we will help you identify and solve acoustic problems. We see our task as providing the best possible work comfort in your company. In the short term, our objective is to provide the best possible working comfort for your business. Acoustic well-being will improve the productivity of your employees and increase your company's profits.

We invite you to cooperate with us, preferably already at the office design stage. Contact our sales department. >> Contact